{"id":23481,"date":"2017-12-26T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T09:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/?p=23481"},"modified":"2019-11-14T18:29:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T18:29:58","slug":"9-reasons-why-we-were-dragged-kicking-and-screaming-from-this-desert-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/9-reasons-why-we-were-dragged-kicking-and-screaming-from-this-desert-city\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Reasons Why We Were Dragged Kicking and Screaming from This Desert City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a Goldilocks kind of traveler like we are, you may at first glance be turned off by Phoenix\u2019s enormous sprawl. Meanwhile, there\u2019s mystical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Sedona-Hotels.d6054771.Travel-Guide-Hotels?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.jason.heidemann.9-reasons-why-we-were-dragged-kicking-and-screaming-from-this-desert-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sedona<\/a> and charming Flagstaff, both pretty\u2014but also kinda petite. But, wait. Tucked into the state\u2019s southeast corner is enchanting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Tucson-Hotels.d602986.Travel-Guide-Hotels?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.jason.heidemann.9-reasons-why-we-were-dragged-kicking-and-screaming-from-this-desert-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tucson<\/a>. A multi-culti blend of Native American, Mexican and European influence with a population of a half million chill peeps and a harmonious blend of city and nature, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Tucson.d602986.Destination-Travel-Guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tucson<\/a> is <em>juuust<\/em> right. Sunny, funky and always buzzing, we\u2019re darn near in love with the place and predict you will be too. Here&#8217;s why&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/6-ultimate-arizona-spa-retreats-book-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> 6 Ultimate Arizona Spa Retreats to Book Now<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2026The Saguaro cacti are easily as amazing as California&#8217;s Redwoods<\/strong><\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23578 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Saguaro-National-Park-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Saguaro-National-Park.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Saguaro-National-Park-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Saguaro-National-Park-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Saguaro-National-Park-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<p>The Saguaro cactus, you know it&#8230;tall, skinny and deep green with gangly arms and forever looming large in popular culture. But have you ever actually seen one in person? They are littered across Tucson and its surrounding area by the tens of thousands and, no joke, you will want to stare at them for hours. Did you know they can grow up to 40-feet tall and live up to 150 years? The best way to see them is via hiking <strong>Saguaro National Park<\/strong>. We trekked the 1.8-mile <strong>Tanque Verde Falls Trail<\/strong>, but any number of trails will bring their majesty to the fore.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2026It&#8217;s got the coolest historic hotel in the country<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_23571\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23571\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Congress-Hotel-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Congress-Hotel.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Congress-Hotel-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Congress-Hotel-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Congress-Hotel-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Congress Hotel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You know how esteemed hotels like the Plaza in NYC and Chicago\u2019s Drake are these twee and mannered places where one percenters host their lavish weddings? Not so at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Tucson-Hotels-The-Historic-Hotel-Congress.h12342727.Hotel-Information?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.jason.heidemann.9-reasons-why-we-were-dragged-kicking-and-screaming-from-this-desert-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Congress Hotel<\/strong><\/a>, a Tucson legend that\u2019s the very opposite of dusty. (In fact, it\u2019s a place where you go to kick up some dust.) Live bands crank out tunes seven nights a week and the sprawling outdoor patio is always humming. We hear there are 40 rooms, but how anybody ever sleeps we\u2019ll never know!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2026You can booze it up inside a funeral parlor<\/strong><\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23576 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/funeral-parlour-bar-2-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/funeral-parlour-bar-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/funeral-parlour-bar-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/funeral-parlour-bar-2-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/funeral-parlour-bar-2-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<p>Hipsters will reclaim anything. An old service station? Try Milktooth, a diner in Indianapolis. A former laundromat? See Augustine\u2019s Bar and Bakery in St. Paul, Minnesota. A one-time funeral parlor? Simply turn a few pews so that they face each other, light some candles, add a liquor license and <em>voil\u00e1!\u2014<\/em>welcome to <strong>Owls\u2019 Club<\/strong>. We thought it was a gimmicky idea, too, until we spent hours there discussing rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, Los Angeles and English literature over one too many Old Fashioneds.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2026They got a museum that&#8217;s a sight for <em>soar<\/em> eyes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_23570\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23570\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Arizona-Sonora-Desert-Museum-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Arizona-Sonora-Desert-Museum.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Arizona-Sonora-Desert-Museum-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Arizona-Sonora-Desert-Museum-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Arizona-Sonora-Desert-Museum-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/usareisetipps\/17206831927\/\">Anna Irene<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Woosh! Swoop! Glide! Nestled in the heart of Sonoran National Park is the <strong>Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum<\/strong>, a combination zoo and gardens that\u2019s perfectly integrated into its natural surroundings and an excellent Tucson attraction. Stroll the pretty grounds, feed a friendly sting ray, see river otters play and definitely visit Raptor Free Flight, a seasonal show (daily, October through April) featuring hawks, owls and other birds of prey who soar so close you may feel their passing breeze.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2026They make ice cream that will haunt your dreams<\/strong><\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23577 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ice-cream-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ice-cream.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ice-cream-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ice-cream-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ice-cream-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<p>Tucson\u2019s food scene is pretty rad. Craving a divine breakfast sandwich? Hit <strong>5 Points Market &amp; Restaurant <\/strong>where they literally slap an entire cheese omelet and hearty sausage patty atop a thick piece of fluffy bread. Al fresco French? Try the chicken thigh Fricassee and live music at pretty <strong>Agust\u00edn Kitchen<\/strong>. Then there\u2019s Mexican food. From creative street fare at <strong>BOCA Tacos Y Tequila<\/strong> to upscale eats at romantic <strong>Penca<\/strong>, Tucson deserves its status as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy. Oh, and the Corn Bread &amp; Honey ice cream at <strong>HUB<\/strong>? We still dream of the taste in our mouths to this day.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2026The city contains the highest state concentration of quirky, cool gift shops<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_23574\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23574\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tucson-souvenir-shop-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tucson-souvenir-shop.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tucson-souvenir-shop-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tucson-souvenir-shop-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tucson-souvenir-shop-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/intergem_jewelry_show\/8315610948\/\">Intergem<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Shame on anyone who settles for an &#8220;I love Tucson&#8221; t-shirt or a generic key chain at the airport gift shop. In a city shaped by artists and artisans, Tucson boasts Arizona\u2019s coolest gift boutiques. On historic and bustling <strong>4<span style=\"font-size: 11.666666030883789px;\">th<\/span> Avenue<\/strong> alone, snatch up citrus-scented candles made from vintage Coke bottles or desert-inspired onesies at <strong>Pop Cycle<\/strong>, browse handcrafted treasures at <strong>Everest Souvenirs<\/strong> or bring home kitschy kitchen gadgets from <strong>Mabel\u2019s on 4<span style=\"font-size: 11.666666030883789px;\">th<\/span><\/strong> that would make even mom jealous.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2026Seeing the enchanting Mission San Xavier del Bac is like love at first sight<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_23573\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23573\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mission-San-Xavier-del-Bac-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mission-San-Xavier-del-Bac.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mission-San-Xavier-del-Bac-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mission-San-Xavier-del-Bac-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mission-San-Xavier-del-Bac-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danramarch\/6843279790\/\">Daniel Ramirez<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Centuries ago, Catholic missionaries barnstormed the American West, establishing missions in an attempt to convert the natives to Christianity. The oldest European structure in Arizona, the <strong>Mission San Xavier del Bac<\/strong> is one of them. A stunning example of Spanish-Colonial architecture and a lively place to spend a few hours, there is much to do here. Tour the church, peruse handcrafted goods from local artisans, attend a Sunday mass or wander up the hill to the nearby cemetery for stunning desert vistas.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8230;The low-key Downtown Clifton is our new favorite hotel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_23572\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23572\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/downtown-clifton-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/downtown-clifton.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/downtown-clifton-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/downtown-clifton-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/downtown-clifton-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Downtown Clifton<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Remember when Don Draper would go on one of his flights of fancy? If he passed through Tucson, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Tucson-Hotels-The-Downtown-Clifton-Hotel-Tucson.h11231097.Hotel-Information?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.jason.heidemann.9-reasons-why-we-were-dragged-kicking-and-screaming-from-this-desert-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Downtown Clifton<\/a><\/strong> is surely where he\u2019d end up. An old motel that was gut-rehabbed to resemble an artsy mid-century fantasy land, this seductive budget charmer sits just a stone\u2019s throw from downtown and teases the savvy traveler with Instagrammable murals, chic vintage furnishings, insider access to the coolest bars and eateries around town and a chill energy perfectly suited to Tucson.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2026Hold it there, pardner! The city is a stone\u2019s throw from two Wild West legends<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_23575\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23575\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bisbee-2-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bisbee-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bisbee-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bisbee-2-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bisbee-2-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bisbee<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One\u2019s a gimmicky gunslinger\u2019s paradise, the other an offbeat charmer. Both should be at the top of your Arizona bucket list. We\u2019re talking about <strong>Tombstone<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/Brewery-Gulch-Hotels.d6236087.Travel-Guide-Hotels?mcicid=page.Inspire.Gnomads.jason.heidemann.9-reasons-why-we-were-dragged-kicking-and-screaming-from-this-desert-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bisbee<\/a><\/strong>. The former is famously home to the O.K. Corral, the Bird Cage Theatre and the residence of Wyatt Earp, but its ersatz recreation of the era admittedly feels pretty forced. Meanwhile, there\u2019s artsy Bisbee, an old mining town that ditches Wild West tourism in favor of tattoo parlors, noodle shops and quirky locals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a Goldilocks kind of traveler like we are, you may at first glance be turned off by Phoenix\u2019s enormous sprawl. Meanwhile, there\u2019s mystical Sedona and charming Flagstaff, both pretty\u2014but also kinda petite. But, wait. Tucked into the state\u2019s southeast corner is enchanting Tucson. A multi-culti blend of Native American, Mexican and European influence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":23579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[187,943,964,177],"class_list":["post-23481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","tag-arizona","tag-southwest","tag-things-to-do","tag-tucson"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>9 Reasons Why We Were Dragged Kicking and Screaming from This Desert City<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We&#039;re obsessed with this Southwest city. 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